Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude He was ordained a Deacon

He was ordained a Deacon in 1869 and Priest in 1870

After the armistice

with which it shares the red ribbon (though the Legion of Honour is awarded to military personnel and civilians alike)

in uniform and wearing a visor cap

1943 and signed by an SS-Obersturmführer and Battery Chief

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude He was ordained a Deacon(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring